Music News:

(Current articles about artists from the 60s, 70s and 80s; More stories on the Music News page)

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Preview: On January 10, 2016, the music world was surprised and saddened to learn that David Bowie, one of the biggest rock and roll icons of the last four decades, had died. A special episode of the Documenting Popular Music podcast traces Bowie’s career.

A full episode of the radio-documentary series Documenting Popular Music (with pictures) that features a review of Neil Diamond‘s 2014 album Melody Road.

Preview: Rusty Young, the leader of the group Poco, talks about his new album, Waitin’ for the Sun, and reminisces about friends Glenn Fry, Don Henley, JD Souther, Randy Meisner, Timothy B. Schmit and more.

Preview: Documenting Popular Music takes an in depth look at the career of the late Dan Fogelberg and speaks with his record producer, the legendary Norbert Putnam.

The American Popular Song Goes On and On…

In an original, six-minute feature, the O&F Studios has created a sweeping, retrospective collage that showcases music and artists from America’s popular songbook of the 70s and 80s. This feature is built on the tune “The American Popular Song,” written by Tom Hensley and sung by Neil Diamond.

As a bonus, the feature has been turned into a fast-paced, music video, available on the O&F Studios’ Facebook page, with more than 100 photographs that accent a soundtrack that will take you back in time.